WordPress plugin comparison
Header and Footer Scripts vs Pagelean
Header and Footer Scripts
by Anand Kumar
200K+ installs4.6
Pagelean
by WPPoland (Mariusz Szatkowski)
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for Pagelean.
- On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 444 times, Pagelean about 8.
- Pagelean is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 58 reviews.
- Pagelean was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Header and Footer Scripts.
- Pagelean is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Header and Footer Scripts.
- Header and Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Pagelean.
Line by line
Header and Footer Scripts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Header and Footer Scripts | Pagelean |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #247 | #55,490 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12.5K | 226 |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.88 | ×0.07 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 10 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.1 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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